The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of liberty is simply the instinct in man for expansion.

  • -- Matthew Arnold 阿诺德

扩张的需要是人类真正的本能,就像植物需要光明,或者人类自己需要直立行走一样。对自由的热爱只是人类扩张的本能。

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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

我知道我的国家还没有完善。有时,我们一直在努力履行我们所有人民享有自由和平等的承诺。我们也犯过错误,有时我们在世界各地的行动并没有达到我们的最佳意图。

I don't need a man. But I'm happier with one. I like to have someone I can touch and squeeze and kiss. But I don't fold up and die if I don't have a man around.

我不需要男人。但有了它我更开心。我喜欢有人,我可以触摸,挤压和亲吻。但如果身边没有男人,我不会屈服而死。

Best feeling in the world comes when u realize that you are perfectly happy without the thing once you thought you needed the most.

世界上最美好的感觉是当你意识到,即使没有你曾经认为自己最需要的东西,你也会非常快乐。

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

集中的权力一直是自由的敌人。